THE NORTH STAR Coming to DVD & Video On Demand 3/1

RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brings you THE NORTH STAR. First time writer and director Thomas K. Phillips worked with ex-NFL Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter along with Lynn Whitfield ("How to Get Away With Murder"), Keith David ("Enlisted"), Clifton Powell ("Army Wives"), April Woodall (Audition), Thomas C. Bartley, Jr. (Frat Brothers), and John Diehl (Jurassic Park III) in this historic drama. THE NORTH STAR made its streaming premiere in February for Black History Month on UMC - Urban Movie Channel, a premium subscription-based video streaming service created by Robert L. Johnson, chairman of RLJ Entertainment and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET). THE NORTH STAR is available on Video On Demand and DVD for an SRP of $27.97 on March 1, 2016.

In THE NORTH STAR, for black slaves Big Ben (Jeremiah Trotter) and Moses (Thomas C. Bartley, Jr.), the only thing worse than the daily cruelty of life on a Virginia plantation is the fear of being HUNTED down and tortured as runaways. But when Ben learns he is about to be sold to a new owner, he and Moses make the desperate choice to run. Evading brutal slave hunters and with only the light of the North Star as their guide, the pair make the grueling journey across hostile land to the free state of Pennsylvania. And even when a community of kind-hearted abolitionists welcomes them, Ben and Moses realize that their perilous struggle for freedom continues.

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ABOUT UMC - UMC - URBAN MOVIE CHANNEL Urban Movie Channel was created by Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET). UMC is a premium subscription-based service which features quality urban content showcasing feature films, documentaries, original series, stand-up comedy, and other exclusive content for African American and urban audiences. For more information visit: www.urbanmoviechannel.com.